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Which tarantula hawk has the prettiest wings? Pepsis form*osa, maybe? - Pepsis
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Which tarantula hawk has the prettiest wings? Pepsis form*osa, maybe? - Pepsis
Riley Wilderness Park, Coto De Caza, Orange County, California, USA
August 1, 2006
This is my candidate for Wasp with Prettiest Wings. I call these "heart shaped" - awww! - for the way they're sometimes displayed. Note that the wings have a sort of border. While I'm not at all sure the next two are the same species as mine here, they do show the wings better:


I've been trying to get better shots for weeks, but temporarily gave up. Anyone know this wasp? (Size was towards large, if I remember correctly. Hah!)

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Which tarantula hawk has the prettiest wings? Pepsis form*osa, maybe? - Pepsis Which tarantula hawk has the prettiest wings? Pepsis form*osa, maybe? - Pepsis
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 26 July, 2007 - 9:27pm
Last updated 13 August, 2007 - 12:27am

No.
Highly doubt it is P. formosa (which is now P. grossa). Wings of xanthochromatic (pale) winged P. grossa tend less intensely orange.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 July, 2007 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh ho!
Didn't know they were the same. Oh those crazy Pepsises. Thanks for the info, Eric.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 July, 2007 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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